Album
Hold Your Fire
Hold Your Fire is the twelfth studio album by Rush, the Canadian progressive rock band, and it came out on 8 September 1987. It followed Power Windows and sat in the stretch of the 1980s when the trio leaned into a polished, melodic rock sound. The sessions moved around: The Manor Studio in Oxfordshire, Ridge Farm Studio in Surrey, AIR Studios in Montserrat and McClear Place in Toronto.
The standout guest is Aimee Mann of 'Til Tuesday, who sings on "Time Stand Still" and appears in its video, directed by Zbigniew Rybczyński. The album peaked at number 13 on the Billboard chart, a lower placing than most of the band's 1980s records, and the lowest for a Rush album since Hemispheres in 1978. It was later certified Gold by the RIAA. It was also the last Rush studio album released outside Canada by PolyGram/Mercury, which gives it a place in the band's story beyond the music.
Hold Your Fire: tracklist, credits and charts
10 tracks · 50:32Tracklist
- 1Force TenLee, Lifeson, Dubois, Peart4:33
- 2Time Stand StillLee, Lifeson, Peart5:09
- 3Open SecretsLee, Lifeson, Peart5:38
- 4Second NatureLee, Lifeson, Peart4:36
- 5Prime MoverLee, Lifeson, Peart5:21
- 6Lock and KeyLee, Lifeson, Peart5:10
- 7MissionLee, Lifeson, Peart5:18
- 8Turn the PageLee, Lifeson, Peart4:55
- 9Tai ShanLee, Lifeson, Peart4:17
- 10High WaterLee, Lifeson, Peart5:35
- Produced by
- Peter Collins, Rush
- Recorded at
- The Manor (Oxfordshire), Ridge Farm (Surrey), AIR (Montserrat), McClear Place (Toronto), Mirage (Oldham), Guillaume Tell (Paris)
- Recorded
- 5 January – 24 April 1987
- Labels
- Anthem Records, Anthem
- Length
- 50:32
Line-up
- Geddy Lee · electric bass guitar, synthesizer, lead vocals
- Alex Lifeson · electric guitar
- Neil Peart · drums (drum set), percussion
- Aimee Mann · lead vocals, background vocals · guest
Singles
- “Time Stand Still” · 19 October 1987
- “Prime Mover” · 11 April 1988
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums (RPM100) · 1987 | 9 |
| Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) · 1987 | 9 |
| Japanese Albums (Oricon) · 1987 | 67 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada · 1987 | Platinum |
| United Kingdom · 1987 | Silver |
| United States · 1987 | Gold |
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + wikidata; also seen: 1987-09-03 (musicbrainz)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 3 September 1987 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 8 September 1987 | |
| Wikidata | 8 September 1987 | |
| US release | 8 September 1987 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 1987 | earliest UK or European date |
19 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | US | Mercury Records | other | |
| — | XE | Anthem Records | 731453463622 | remaster |
| 1987 | CA | Anthem Records | other | |
| 1987 | US | Mercury Records | 042283246423 | other |
| 1987 | US | Mercury Records | 042283246416 | other |
| 1987 | XE | Mercury Records | 042283246423 | other |
| 1987 | XE | Mercury Records | 042283246447 | other |
| 3 September 1987 | CA | Anthem Records | original | |
| 8 September 1987 | US | Mercury Records | 042283246423 | other |
| 21 October 1987 | JP | Epic | 4988010219710 | other |
| 25 October 1991 | JP | Atlantic | 4988029029447 | other |
| 17 April 1994 | CA | Anthem Records | other | |
| 1997 | CA | Anthem Records | 066825108628 | remaster |
| 1997 | XE | Anthem Records | 731453463622 | remaster |
| 3 June 1997 | US | Mercury Records | 731453463622 | remaster |
| 24 June 2009 | JP | Anthem Records | 4943674090617 | other |
| 20 November 2015 | JP | Mercury Records | 602547266767 | remaster |
| 15 January 2016 | US | Anthem Records | 602547118295 | other |
| — | — | Island Mercury | 00731453463622 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1200×1200 | upscaled: major: best source 1200x1200, upscaled to 1500 (x1.25) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |